Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The First Railway Station
- The York Hoard
- Viking Coins
- Vikings and Christianity
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Crest of York St John College
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Anglian Carving
- Rowntree Park
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Scarborough Bridge
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- A Pipkin
- Roman Chimney Pot
- York Central Library